Historical Tidbits: Beer. Top Ten Consumption By State, 1946 and 2006
I don't know. Historical Tidbits? Or Totally Useless Information? You be the judge . . .
Top Ten States, Per Capita Beer Consumption -- 1946
1.Wisconsin -- 27.6 gallons per capita
2. Nevada -- 26.7
3. New Jersey -- 26.1
4. Rhode Island -- 25.5
5. New York -- 25.4
6. Illinois -- 23.9
7. Pennsylvania --23.8
8. Michigan -- 23.0
9. Maryland -- 23.0
10. Connecticut -- 21.9
Top Ten States, Per Capita Beer Consumption -- 2006
1. North Dakota -- 32. 2
2. New Hampshire -- 31.5
3. Nevada -- 30.9
4. Montana -- 30.1
5. Wisconsin -- 27.7
6. Louisiana -- 27.6
7. South Dakota -- 27.4
8. South Carolina -- 26. 5
9. Wyoming -- 26. 4
10. Delaware -- 26. 3
Sources: "U. S. Public Sets New Beer-Drinking Record in '47," Modern Brewery Age (June 1945), p. 103; Brewers Almanac, 2007, online at the Beer Institute.
Comments
I expect that the number for New Hampshire is extremely skewed, since the big state-owned liquor stores sell a *ton* (well, many tons, actually) of beer to Massachusetts residents, who save on sales tax. For the same reason, the Massachusetts number is probably under-reported. Actually, Vermont and Maine are probably affected somewhat as well. I mean, they set those liquor stores up with their own highway exits for crying out loud.
Posted by: ekubal | August 7, 2008 09:06 PM